General Specifications

Printer Type

Inkjet

Print Head
Mono

Piezo with 210 nozzles x 1

Colour

Piezo with 210 nozzles x 3

Memory Capacity

128 MB

LCD (liquid crystal display) *1

2.7 in. (67.5 mm) TFT Colour Touchscreen LCD and Touchpanel

Power Source

AC 220 to 240 V 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption *2

Copying *3: Approx. 19 W

Ready *4: Approx. 3.5 W

Sleep *4: Approx. 1.3 W

Power Off *4 *5: Approx. 0.2 W

Dimensions

Weights
  • DCP-J785DW

    8.4 kg

  • MFC-J985DW

    8.5 kg

Noise Level
Sound Pressure
Operating

50 dB (A) (Approx.) *6

Sound Power *7 *8
Copying *9

LWAd =6.04 B(A) (Mono)

LWAd =6.00 B(A) (Colour)

Ready

LWAd =2.97 B(A) (Mono/Colour)

Temperature
Operating

between 10°C and 35°C

Best Print Quality

between 20°C and 33°C

Humidity
Operating

between 20% and 80% (without condensation)

Best Print Quality

between 20% and 80% (without condensation)

ADF (automatic document feeder) *10

Up to 20 pages

Paper: 80 g/m²

*1
Measured diagonally
*2
Measured when the machine is connected to the USB interface. Power consumption varies slightly depending on the usage environment or part wear.
*3
When using ADF, single-sided printing, resolution: standard / document: ISO/IEC 24712 printed pattern.
*4
Measured according to IEC 62301 Edition 2.0.
*5
Even when the machine is turned off, it will automatically turn itself on periodically for print head maintenance, and then turn itself off.
*6
Noise depends on printing conditions.
*7
In accordance with ISO9296
*8
Office equipment with LWAd>6.30 B(A) is not appropriate for use in room where people require high levels of concentration. Such equipment should be placed in separate rooms because of noise emissions.
*9

Copy speed: 7 cpm (Mono) / 7 cpm (Colour)

These copy speeds were measured in accordance with the Blue Angel (RAL-UZ171) specification.

*10
ADF models only

Document Size Specifications

Document Size
ADF Width *1

148 to 215.9 mm

ADF Length *1 *2

148 to 355.6 mm

Scanner Glass Width

Max. 215.9 mm

Scanner Glass Length

Max. 297 mm

*1
ADF models only
*2
Documents that are longer than 297 mm must be fed one page at a time.

Print Media Specifications

Paper Input
Paper Tray
Paper Type *1

Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

A4, Executive, Letter, A5, A6, Envelopes (Com-10, DL, C5, Monarch), Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm) and Index Card (127 x 203 mm)

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 100 sheets of 80 g/m² plain paper

Photo Paper Tray

Paper Type *1

Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

Photo (10 x 15 cm) and Photo L (89 x 127 mm)

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 20 sheets

thickness: 0.25 mm

Manual Feed Slot

Paper Type *1

Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper (coated paper), Glossy Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

A4, Executive, Letter, A5, A6, Envelopes (Com-10, DL, C5, Monarch), Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo L (89 x 127 mm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm) and Index Card (127 x 203 mm)

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 1 sheet

Paper Output

Up to 50 sheets of 80 g/m² Plain Paper (face up print delivery to the output paper tray) *1

*1
For glossy paper, remove printed pages from the output paper tray immediately after they exit the machine to avoid smudging.

Copy Specifications

Colour/Monochrome

Yes/Yes

Copy Width

204 mm *1

Multiple Copies

Stacks/Sorts up to 99 pages

Enlarge/Reduce

25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)

Resolution

Prints up to 1200 × 2400 dpi

Automatic 2-sided
Paper Type

Plain Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

A4, Letter, A5

*1
When copying on A4 size paper.

PhotoCapture Center Specifications

Compatible Media *1

Memory Stick Duo™ (16 MB - 128 MB)

Memory Stick PRO Duo™ (256 MB - 32 GB)

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) with Adapter (256 MB - 32 GB)

MultiMediaCard (32 MB - 2 GB)

MultiMediaCard plus (128 MB - 4 GB)

MultiMediaCard mobile with Adapter (64 MB - 1 GB)

SD Memory Card (16 MB - 2 GB)

miniSD with Adapter (16 MB - 2 GB)

microSD with Adapter (16 MB - 2 GB)

SDHC Memory Card (4 GB - 32 GB)

miniSDHC with Adapter (4 GB - 32 GB)

microSDHC with Adapter (4 GB - 32 GB)

SDXC Memory Card (48 GB - 256 GB)

USB Flash drive *2

Resolution

Up to 1200 x 6000 dpi

File Extension

Media Format

DPOF (ver. 1.0, ver. 1.1), Exif DCF (up to ver. 2.1)

Image Format

  • Photo Print

    JPEG (Progressive JPEG format is not supported)

    AVI, MOV (Motion JPEG only)

  • Scan to Media

    JPEG, PDF (Colour)

    TIFF, PDF (Monochrome)

Number of Files

Up to 999 files

(Folders inside memory cards or USB Flash drives are also counted as files.)

Folder

Files can be stored up to four folder levels deep on the memory card or USB Flash drive.

Borderless

A4, Letter, Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm)

*1
Memory cards, adapters and USB Flash drives are not included.
*2
Full-Speed USB 2.0. USB Mass Storage standard up to 256 GB. Supported formats: FAT12/FAT16/FAT32/exFAT

PictBridge Specifications

Compatibility

Supports the Camera & Imaging Products Association PictBridge standard CIPA DC-001.

Visit www.cipa.jp/pictbridge for more information.

Interface

USB direct interface

Scanner Specifications

Colour/Monochrome

Yes/Yes

TWAIN Compliant

Yes

(Windows® XP *1/ Windows Vista® / Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10)

(OS X v10.8.5 / 10.9.x /10.10.x)

WIA Compliant

Yes

(Windows® XP *1/ Windows Vista® / Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10)

ICA Compliant

Yes (OS X v10.8.5 / 10.9.x /10.10.x)

Colour Depth

30 bit colour processing (Input)

24 bit colour processing (Output) / 256 levels per colour

Greyscale

10 bit colour processing (Input)

8 bit colour processing (Output) / 256 levels

Resolution

Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated) *2

Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi (optical) (from Scanner Glass)

Up to 1200 × 600 dpi (optical) (from ADF)

Scanning Width and Length

(Single-sided document)

(Scanner Glass)

Width: Up to 213.9 mm

Length: Up to 295 mm

(ADF)

Width: Up to 213.9 mm

Length: Up to 353.6 mm

*1
Windows® XP in this Guide includes Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows® XP Professional, and Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition.
*2
Maximum 1200 × 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8 and Windows® 10 (resolution up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be selected using the scanner utility).

Printer Specifications

Resolution

Up to 1200 × 6000 dpi

Printing Width *1

204 mm [210 mm (borderless)] *2

Borderless

A4, Letter, A6, Photo (10 x 15 cm), Photo L (89 x 127 mm), Photo 2L (13 x 18 cm), Index card (127 x 203 mm)

Automatic 2-sided
Paper Type

Plain Paper, Recycled Paper

Paper Size

A4, Letter, A5, Executive

Print Speed

For detailed specifications visit www.brother.com.

*1
When printing on A4 size paper.
*2
When the Borderless feature is set to On.

Interface Specifications

USB *1 *2

Use a USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 2 m.

LAN

(MFC-J985DW)

Use an Ethernet UTP cable category 5 or greater.

Wireless LAN

IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure/Ad-hoc Mode)

IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)

NFC

(MFC-J985DW)

Yes

*1
Your machine has a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1 interface.
*2
Third-party USB ports are not supported.

Network Specifications

You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, Network Scanning, PC-Fax Send, PC-Fax Receive (Windows® only), Remote Setup, and to access photos from PhotoCapture Center. Also included is Brother BRAdmin Light (Windows® only) *1 Network Management software.

(Windows®) If you require more advanced machine management, use the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility version.
Wireless Network Security

SSID (32 characters), WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (AES)

Wireless Setup Support Utility AOSS™

Yes

WPS

Yes

*1

Brother BRAdmin Light is available as a download from Brother Solutions Center.

Computer Requirements Specifications

Supported Operating Systems And Software Functions

Computer Platform & Operating System Version PC Interface Processor Hard Disk Space to install

USB *1

10/100 Base-TX

(Ethernet) *2

Wireless

802.11b/g/n

For Drivers For Applications (Including Drivers)

Windows® Operating System

Windows® XP Home (SP3 or greater) *3 *4

Windows® XP Professional (SP3 or greater) *3 *4

Printing

PC Fax *5

Scanning

Removable Disk (USB or Memory Card)

Network Media Access (LAN)

32 bit (x86) or 64 bit (x64) processor

150 MB

1 GB

Windows Vista® *3 *4

500 MB

1.3 GB

Windows® 7 *3 *4

Windows® 8 *3 *4

Windows® 8.1 *3 *4

650 MB

Windows® 10 Home *3 *4

Windows® 10 Pro *3 *4

Windows® 10 Education *3 *4

Windows® 10 Enterprise *3 *4

Windows Server® 2003

Windows Server® 2003 R2

Windows Server® 2008

N/A

Printing

50 MB

N/A

Windows Server® 2008 R2

Windows Server® 2012

Windows Server® 2012 R2

64 bit (x64) processor

Macintosh Operating System

OS X v10.8.5

OS X v10.9.x

OS X v10.10.x

Printing

PC-Fax (Send) *5

Scanning

Removable Disk (USB or Memory Card)

Network Media Access (LAN)

Intel® Processor

80 MB

550 MB

*1
Third-party USB ports are not supported.
*2
MFC-J985DW only
*3
For WIA, 1200 x 1200 resolution. Brother Scanner Utility enables enhancing up to 19200 x 19200 dpi.
*4
Nuance™ PaperPort™ 14 supports Windows® XP Home (SP3 or greater), Windows® XP Professional 32-bit (SP3 or greater), Windows Vista® (SP2 or greater), Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 8.1 and Windows® 10.
*5
PC-Fax supports monochrome only. (MFC models)